Obafemi Martins Becomes A US Citizen

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Obafemi Martins Becomes A US Citizen

Super Eagles and Seattle Sounders striker Obafemi Martins has become a citizen of the United States of America.


According to africanfootball.com, Martins obtained a green card earlier in the year 2015.

Martins was designated as a US citizen when the roster update for all the 20 MLS teams and listed Martins as a home player.

However, MLS clubs are allowed to register eight foreign nationals in their roasters.

Martins was recalled to the Super Eagles for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Swaziland by the head coach of the team, Sunday Oliseh. He came on as a substitute in the two matches against Swaziland.